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Larry Klein is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who has worked with jazz, pop, rock, and alternative artists. He is a four-time Grammy winner and was married to Joni Mitchell from 1982 to 1994.
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Klein grew up in southern California, and it was an after-school musical program at The Community Schools at U.S.C. that enabled him to hone his playing and compositional skills with university professors while still in high school. He worked in with various Jazz and Latin groups while still a college student at Cal State L.A., early breaks that le...
Klein’s celebrated collaboration in and out of the studio with singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell became the cornerstone of his early collaborative period. The two became romantically linked during the making of 1982’s Wild Things Run Fast, becoming husband and wife the same year. The duo forged an intense creative relationship that would endure for m...
In 1985, Klein knocked off his first solo production credit with Cars bassist Benjamin Orr’s The Lace. In 1988, Joni Mitchell released the Klein-Mitchell co-produced Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm. An enlightening session with producer John Robert “Mutt” Lange during work on Bryan Adams’ 1991 release Waking Up The Neighbors, became another transformatio...
Learn about Larry Klein's career as a Grammy-winning producer and musician who has worked with artists like Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Leonard Cohen, and more. Explore his latest projects, including a tribute to Cohen and a collaboration with Thomas Dybdahl.
Feb 7, 2019 · Learn about Larry Klein's career in 15 tracks, from Joni Mitchell to Madeleine Peyroux. Find out how he produced, played, and cowrote these songs, and join his Signature Series event on February 21.
- Benjamin Orr - The Lace (1986) Ben Orr was the lyrical voice of The Cars, and really had a distinctive voice as a songwriter. I produced this album with the great engineer, and my dear friend, Mike Shipley.
- Joni Mitchell - Night Ride Home (1991) This album is one that stands out for me as one of the highpoints of the work that Joni and I collaborated on.
- Tracy Chapman - Our Bright Future (2008) I was overjoyed when Tracy asked me if I would collaborate on producing this album. I had worked with her on a few of her prior records as a musician, including her first and second albums, and we had always had a great rapport regarding structure and arrangement ideas.
- Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters (2007) feat. Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza, Leonard Cohen, Wayne Shorter and Joni Mitchell.
Feb 8, 2019 · Grammy-winning producer and musician Larry Klein shares stories behind his collaborations with Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock, and more. Listen to his playlist of songs that define his four-decade career and learn about his creative process and influences.
An interview with the producer and bassist who worked with Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, and more. Learn about his journey from jazz to studio to production, and his views on music and creativity.
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